The TLX2 homeobox gene is a transcriptional target of PHOX2B in neural-crest-derived cells

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 395, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 355-361

  Borghini, Silvia ^a   Bachetti, Tiziana ^a   Fava, Monica ^a   Di Duca, Marco ^a   Cargnin, Francesca ^b   Fornasari, Diego ^b   Ravazzolo, Roberto ^a,c   Ceccherini, Isabella ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system (ANS); Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) mutations; Neural crest development; PHOX2B; TLX2 promoter

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BONE; CELLS; NEUROLOGY; PROTEINS; RNA;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM (ANS); CONGENITAL CENTRAL HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME (CCHS) MUTATIONS; NEURAL-CREST DEVELOPMENT; PHOX2B; TLX2 PROMOTERS;

GENES;

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN PHOX2B; PROTEIN TLX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NBPHOX PROTEIN; TLX2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE INTERACTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOVENTILATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO CULTURE; NEURAL CREST CELL; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; GENE DELETION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HOMEOBOX; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; MUTATION; NEURAL CREST; TRANSACTIVATION;

5' FLANKING REGION; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPOVENTILATION; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NEURAL CREST; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 33645776725     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20051386     Document Type: Article

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